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Last updated on 2022-12-24.

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Isabel Nicholson Thomas

Curriculum Vitæ

PhD researcher at ETH Zürich, applying quantitative modelling and structured analysis to complex, cross-domain problems.

Education

Master’s Degree in Environmental Science

University of Geneva

Geneva, Switzerland

Sep. 2020 - Dec. 2022

Complementary Certificate in Geomatics

University of Geneva

Geneva, Switzerland

Jan. 2022 - Dec. 2022

Bachelors of Science in Geography

University College London (UCL)

London, United Kingdom

Sep. 2014 - Jul. 2017

Experience

Doctoral researcher (ETH Zürich, Chair of Planning of Landscape and Urban Systems)

Developed a quantitative model for optimising multi-objective environmental decisions under uncertainty.
Managed a research task for an international team on an EU Horizon 2020 project.
Contributed to co-creation process for a data visualisation platform with stakeholders in Cantonal administration.
Supervised research work of a scientific assistant and multiple students.

Zürich, Switzerland

Oct. 2023 - Present

Activities: some things i did

Scientific Assistant (ETH Zürich, Chair of Planning of Landscape and Urban Systems)

short description

Zürich, Switzerland

Jan. 2023 - Sep. 2023

Activities: some things i did

Quantitative Analyst Intern (UN Environment Programme)

short description

Geneva, Switzerland

Jun. 2022 - Aug. 2022

Activities: some things i did

Spatial Data Analyst (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology)

short description

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Apr. 2018 - Aug. 2020

Activities: some things i did

Publications (7 + 35)

Towards Integrated Ecosystem Assessments: A literature review on linking ecosystem condition indicators to ecosystem services

Joana Seguin, Isabel Nicholson Thomas […], Sabine Lange

N/A

Feb. 2026

Towards a standardised monitoring of ecosystem condition: A literature review on indicators and their data sources

Isabel Nicholson Thomas, Amna Khamis, Elina Keikkala, Sandra Hummel, Stephane Lobbens, […], Adrienne Grêt-Regamey

N/A

Sep. 2025

NACHO: An R package for Quality Control of NanoString nCounter Data

Mickaël Canouil, Gerard A Bouland, Amélie Bonnefond, Philippe Froguel, Leen M ’t Hart and Roderick C Slieker

N/A

Aug. 2019

Bioinformatics

As first or co-first author.